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Examining the Human Blood Vessels The human circulatory system consists of blood vessels that transport blood throughout the body. There are three major types of blood vessels: Arteries (Arteries carry the blood away from the heart) Veins (Veins carry blood from the capillaries back toward the heart) Capillaries (Capillaries allow the exchange of water and

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Introduction to Propionibacteria and Propionibacterium freudenreichii Propionibacterium freudenreichii belongs to the dairy group of the genus Propionibacterium. Propionibacteria were first described at the end of the 19th century by E. von Freudenreich and S. Orla-Jensen, who were studying propionic acid fermentation in Emmental cheese (Swiss cheese), leading to propose the genus Propionibacterium. 1 Propionibacteria belongs

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Generally yes, but apparently only at artificially high doses, not at the thereapeutic doses recommended by health care professionals for various disease conditions. Ribose is a pentose monosaccharide (simple sugar) with the molecular form of H−(C=O)−(CHOH)4−H. It is commonly known as its enantiomer as D-Ribose. The main source of energy for all cellular processes is

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There exists some apparent ambiguity among health professionals on whether to take probiotic supplements with or without food. The product labels of various probiotic manufacturors may contradict each other by advising to take their probiotic product before meals, during meals or after meals or even without meals. These contradictions lead to confusion within the health

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Short answer: Permanently Specific answer: Depends on your medical condition and the advise from your health care professional, as no standardized recommendation exists. The short answer assumes that you are in a generally accepted healthy state and not experiencing any adverse disease or gastrointestinal disease. The only difference between the two states when it comes to probiotics

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Human Microbiota The human microbiota consists of an aggregate of microorganisms that reside on or within a number of tissues and biofluids, including the skin, mammary glands, placenta, seminal fluid, uterus, ovarian follicles, lung, saliva, oral mucosa, conjunctiva, and gastrointestinal tracts. These microbiota include bacteria, fungi, and archaea. For many years it has been estimated

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Nutritional science is now recognizing the necessity and health promoting potential of maintaining symbiosis in the human gastrointestinal microbiome. The therapeutics approach to this ongoing maintenance is the consumption of three categories of natural substances that can strengthening the microbiota. These three categories include: Prebiotics Probiotics Postbiotics Figure 1. Mechanisms of action of probiotics at

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A recent study published on November 10, 2016 in the journal Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience examined 60 Alzheimer’s disease patients to assess the effects of probiotic supplementation on cognitive function and metabolic status. 1 The researchers conducted a 12-week randomized, double-blind, and controlled clinical trial, in which the 60 participants were people with Alzheimer’s disease

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Introduction to Acrylamide Acrylamide is a chemical compound that is a white odorless crystalline solid, soluble in water, ethanol, ether, and chloroform. It is a chemical that is used industrially in water processing plants and in plastics manufacturing. It is also a byproduct of cooking certain types of foods with high temperatures (frying, baking or roasting).

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Oleocanthal is a natural phenolic compound found in extra-virgin olive oil. Specifically it is a phenylethanoid. Its chemical structure is related to oleuropein, also found in olive oil. Figure 1: Oleocanthal molecular structure Olecanthal is the sole phenolic compound that is responsible for the distinct irritation and pungency in extra virgin olive oil. When consuming

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It is generally accepted that the shortening of telomeres, the DNA repeat sequences at the end of linear eukaryotic chromosomes, is a major factor that accelrates aging and causes various bodily systems to degenerate. Telomeres are the caps at the end of the DNA that conserve chromosome integrity and stability. During the process of DNA